For YEARS, the Yankees have mortgaged their future by trading minor league prospects for current all-stars in an effort to win NOW. Sometimes it worked, other times it didn't. Was it inevitable that the moves New York made would catch up to them?
2007-10-09 00:04:07 · 9 answers · asked by Deke 5 in Sports ➔ Baseball
Yes. We need to go back and start training people instead of buying them.
Buying players ruined us the past few years.
2007-10-09 00:13:12 · answer #1 · answered by daniel y 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
For those who have denied for years that more can sometimes be less, my Yankees have become living proof. To those of us who have followed this team since birth, it was clear since 2002 that unless a complete revamping of the pitching staff was put into motion, there would eventually be a steady decline in the competitiveness at the very top level.
This is the New York Yankees, not the Philadelphia Phillies. Watching the Phillies and their fans said a lot about expectations via the organization and fans. The Phillies were thrilled at a division win and even though they were swept by the Rockies everyone was satisfied with their season. Not so in the Bronx. Anything less than a world championship is failure, period.
Steinbrenner, not Wayne Cashman or Joe Torre is to blame for this recent failure. Steinbrenner is like the 800 pound gorilla that won't go away. His pressure, his obsession for the perfect 162-0 season is the driving force behind this failure.
If the Yankees are to win again two things must happen, create from within (farm system), and Steinbrenner must give up the team.
2007-10-09 01:00:32 · answer #2 · answered by The Mick 7 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
How are they a bigger fail than Boston? They spent more money than anybody the last offseason and were projected by many to be the AL Champions and didn't even make the playoffs. The Yankees, on the other hand, were projected to not even make the playoffs, yet they did and came up just a little bit short against a fantastic Detroit team. Sure they failed to win #28 but how many thought they would live until tonight? Not a lot.
2016-05-19 22:02:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you take a look at the Yankees offensive production this year you will see a team at the top of their game. If you look at the pitching you see an aging staff that was not able to keep the other teams down. Clemens 45 years old and 4.18, Mussina 39 years old and 5.15, Pettitte 35 years old and 4.05, Rivera 38 years old and 3.05 but had many problems early in the year. Pavano and Wang both injured during the season. The Yankees do have some good young pitchers in Tyler Clippard, Ian Kennedy, Joba chamberlain, Phil Hughes, and others and I believe you will see the Yankees right back in the mix next year.
2007-10-09 01:37:14 · answer #4 · answered by Frizzer 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think that they set themselves up for this in the middle of the last run, when they started replacing retiring guys like O'Neil and Brosius with the highest paid all star they could find and then renting players for short stints by selling off the talent. They made a lot of questionable trades and even more questionable free agent signings. They got rid of a defensive First basemen that was a leader and had some pop because they could get Giambi (has not worked out). They now seem to be righting the ship by going with Cashman's philosiphy of not selling the farm for all-starsand building a champion from within, trades should be to find peices that fit within the framework of your team rather than the biggest HR guy you can find. When they started winning in the 90's they did not have a lot of power hitters, they have line drive guys who manufactured runs and good pitching from the beginning of the game to the end. Now it is "who is the biggestall-star" on their roster.
2007-10-09 03:50:02 · answer #5 · answered by bdough15 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Championships don't really matter when you're drawing over 4 million fans to the ballpark each year.
To draw that many fans, you have to sign big name players to the roster. Big name pitchers past their prime are better for drawing fans than younger no-name pitchers who have more talent. Throw in some big time hitters at the cost of a decent bench and you'll win a lot of regular season games. Create a little controversey and score a lot of runs and you'll attract a lot of fans. You only have to reach the playoffs not win it all to be successful.
That's the Yankee formula right now. Failing to win but winning the jackpot.
2007-10-09 02:21:48 · answer #6 · answered by the_meadowlander 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
By all means YES, they tried to buy a championship instead of earning it. Ole George hasn't learned his lesson yet.
They are getting beat by teams with lessor payrole, younger
players. EXAMPLE: Roger clemems 40+ yrs, needs to retire
can't bring it anymore. Just look at his era from this past season.
2007-10-09 00:50:44 · answer #7 · answered by David B 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
no, and this wouldn't be a problem if there were salary caps like there are in all the other major "sports".
The yanks have always just bought the pennant, they have enough money, why not?
cheering for the yankees is like going to a casino and cheering for the house...
2007-10-09 00:39:14 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
no
2007-10-09 01:15:20 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋